Caramanico Terme
| Caramanico Terme | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Caramanico Terme | ||
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  Caramanico Terme Location of Caramanico Terme in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 42°09′N 14°0′E / 42.150°N 14.000°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Abruzzo | |
| Province | Pescara (PE) | |
| Frazioni | De Contra, San Nicolao, San Tommaso, San Vittorino, Santa Croce, Sant'Elia, Scagnano | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mario Mazzocca | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 84.55 km2 (32.64 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 2,030 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) | |
| Demonym | Caramanichesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 65023 | |
| Dialing code | 085 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Caramanico Terme is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy, situated near the confluence of the Orfento and Orta rivers, on a hilltop between the Monte Morrone and the Majella mountains.
History
The town takes its name from either cara, meaning rock, or from arimannia, a Lombard establishment in the late Middle Ages. Then the name Terme was added in 1960 because of the presence of a spa nearby.
The present settlement is recorded since Lombard times. Then it underwent a remarkable development in the 14th-15th centuries, under the D'Aquino family, and in that period many important monuments were built.
In 1706 an earthquake nearby destroyed the town.
Main sights
- Church of S. Maria Maggiore (15th century), with a Gothic exterior and an ogival portal with a depiction of the Coronation of the Virgin (1476). The exterior has also depictions of apostles, pilgrims and singers with 15th century musical instruments. The Assumption Chapel (17th century) has a Baroque interior.
- Romanesque church of St. Tommaso, founded in the 13th century in honor of Thomas of Canterbury. It was built above a 9th-century pieve. It has a nave and two aisles, with different levels. The façade has a rose window and single mullioned windows, three portals and four semi-colons from a never built portico. The side portals have with floreal decorations, while the central one has a high-relief of the Twelve Apostles and Christ Enthroned (1118). The interior, with a nave and aisles divided by composite columns (right) and square columns (left). The interior houses also a Corinthian column (known as Colonna santa) which has alleged miraculous properties.
- Archaeological Museum "P. Barrasso"
- Museum of Abruzzo and Italy Fauna
External links
- Photo Gallery (Italian)